Low-Income

Paying for a college education just got easier for 17 seniors from Atlanta Public Schools (APS). They are 2015 Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS). According to an APS press release, the seniors will receive the Gates […]

A utility regulator in Georgia wants to charge low-income customers $5 a month to get government-funded telephone service, a step that he says will deter fraud. Critics worry it will effectively gut the program.

Money that was supposed to help the less fortunate with electric bills will instead go to the extra fees. The Fulton Atlanta Community Action Authority helps low-income Georgians pay their bills. According to Christy Ihrig the […]